Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with her inspired performances of core repertoire, Gabriela Montero's deeply-felt and technically brilliant classical improvisations have their roots in baroque and classical music.
Portland Piano International presents-Gabriela Montero
Location: Newmark Theatre
Located inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall
1111 SW Broadway (at Main Street)
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503)248-4335
Date(s) & Time: Sunday, October 26th at 4 pm.
Monday, October 27th at 7:30 pm
Ticket Prices: $30.75 - $47.00
Tickets: The PCPA box office
Phone: (503)248-4335
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with her inspired performances of core repertoire, Gabriela Montero’s deeply-felt and technically brilliant classical improvisations have their roots in baroque and classical music. Gabriela Montero's visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gift have won her a quickly expanding audience and devoted following around the world.
“Ms. Montero’s playing had everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power in climactic moments, soulful lyricism in ruminative passages and, best of all, unsentimental expressivity.” --New York Times
Program:
J.S. Bach
• Chaconne (from Partita No. 2 in D minor for Violin), BWV 1004
Chopin
• Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
• Polonaise-Fantasie No. 7 in A-flat Major, Op. 61
• Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Liszt
• Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514, “Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke”
Four improvisations on themes suggested by audience members
